Montell Griffin held the WBC light heavyweight title in 1997 and challenged twice for a world title.
10 Facts About Montell Griffin
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Montell Griffin defeated future heavyweight contender Jeremy Williams at the box-offs, to make the 1992 Olympic team.
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Montell Griffin won the 1992 United States Amateur Light Heavyweight title.
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At the 1992 Olympic Trials in Worcester, Massachusetts, Montell Griffin was outpointed in the final by Jeremy Williams.
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Montell Griffin rose to prominence when he defeated James Toney twice by controversial decisions in 1995 and 1996.
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Montell Griffin handed Jones his first professional defeat via a disqualification.
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Montell Griffin won 11 of his next 12 bouts, losing only a controversial split decision to undefeated but unknown southpaw Eric Harding, despite knocking him down and out-landing him according to punchstats.
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The 29-year-old Montell Griffin won the first three rounds on the cards but was cut by the 31-year-old Michalczewski's jab in the second round.
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Now in his mid-thirties, a faded Montell Griffin would go on to lose to Rico Hoye by split decision, Julio Cesar Gonzalez when the bout was stopped in the early goings on a technicality and sent to the scorecards, and Glen Johnson by TKO 11; all three were IBF eliminators.
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Montell Griffin compiled a very respectable resume over the course of his career: he has two wins over James Toney, a disqualification wins over Roy Jones Jr.